Tire or shoe for automobiles, airplanes, and the like



June 13, 1944. c. HANNEVIG 2,351,334

TIRES, OR sHoEs FOR AUTMOBILES, AIPLANES, AND THE LIKE Filed sept. 21, 1942 I V ENTOR. CHKSTOFFER H/IN/VEV/G,

A TTORNEK Mana/30%' Patented June 13, 1944 UNITED STATES eATENT orifice.

AIRPLANES, AND

THE LIKE Christoier Hannevig, New York, AN. Y. ApplicationSeptember 21, 1942, Serial No. 459,144

4 claims. l (c1. 152-247) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tires, and the like; and mor'eparticularly it refers to tires, or shoes used on automobiles, airplanes, etc.

-The purpose of this invention is to provide' a tire, that is comparatively simple of construction; andin'the making of which, besides rubber, any other suitable material may be used, such as plywood, steel, etc.

With the above and other objects in View, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure l is a cross section of a vehicle wheel rim, with a tire mounted thereon and constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a section similar to Figure l, but showing a modification of structure.

Figure 3 is a section showing another modified form of a tire; and

Figure 4 is a section showing still another modification of my invention.

As shown in Figure l, a portion of a vehicle wheel includes a disc member or spider fragment I3, cooperating with which is a removable rim section, or member II said members being provided with apertures in Which bolts I2, only one of which is shown in the drawing, are mounted.

The members I0, II have outwardly turned ielly portions I3, I4, forming a rim base, curled flanges I5, I 6 of which provide seats for tire beads I1, 2D. Also forming seat parts for the tire beads are flanges 2I, 22, of a rim band 23; the latter, as well as the removable member II and member II! being constructed of metal.

Inner tire supports of resilient sheet metal include curled flanges or bead portions 24, 25, tread support crowns 26, 27 having reinforcings, ribs 2B, 3|, and splayed webs or side Walls 32, 33.

Integrated with the metal tire supports at the webs 32, 33 are side Walls 34, 35, of a carcass of vulcanized rubber or yieldable material, which also includes a tread 36, as Well as said portions Il, 26, the latter being also integrated with the curled bead portions 24, 25. 'I'he tire beads or solid tube rings have therein cables 3l, 38 in the present case shown as single wires, although said cables may also consist each of multiple wires. An inner ilexible tread 40 of vulcanized rubber, which freely rests against the tread 36, has its marginal sides integrated with or permanently yattached to the crowns 26, 27'. Under. loadior working conditions, the segmental sheet metal supports, including said crowns, are ldesigned .for

. movement laterally, in both or opposite directions, as well' as for movement inwardlB/,with the tread 36, '40,'such inwardmovement'being towards the rim Vbase I3, I4, and it being understood that theouter wall tireportions 34, 35, are movable with their supporting parts 32, 33.

In the disclosed modied forms of the invention, structures like those of Figure 1 are identified by similar reference characters, and the disclosure of Figure 2 dilers from the embodiment rst described in detail, in that in Figure 2 the tread member 40 is omitted, the tread S6 being deeper than that of Figure 1. Ribs 35, 3| are also omitted from Figure 2, in which annular ange portions 4I, 42, have therein registering apertures, in which opposite ends of a coil spring 43 are grippingly disposed. Any number of springs 43 may be used.

In Figure 3 a minimum of vulcanized rubber or limitedly ilexible material is used; it being seen that the tread 36 of this embodiment has its margins permanently attached to the crowns 26, 2l, and no other outer rubber covering is utilized in this embodiment.

In the showing of Figure 4 an annular rim band 45 differs from the band 23, this modied embodiment including also wheel rims having cross sectionally curved portions 46, dl, on which similarly curved portions of the band 45 find seats. In nat rim bands 50, 5I are threaded apertures, with which set screws, as shown, cooperate; this being to embrace therein inwardly spring strips 52, 53, forming the margins of a ilexible tire member, having a tread 54 of arcuate cross section; said member being also of vulcanized rubber or other limitedly yieldable material.

Seated on the illustrated flat portion of the rim base 45I is a compound wooden ring, the latter having substantially like members 55, attached by bolts 5l, only one of which is shown, and said members being each constructed with two sections in non-registry, whereby said compound ring may be assembled on the base Disposed within the concavity of the tread 54 is a wooden ring member 58, spaced from the ring 55, 56; and since the spaced wooden rings or parts are provided with opposed registering annular recesses, in which is a vulcanized rubber ring 66, this construction is capable of a beneficial yieldable cushioning movement, also in working or under load conditions.

It is obvious that slight changes may be made {forrn tread-portions,

in the form, construction, and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and Ido not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement shown anddescribed herein. I

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A tire for automobiles, airplanes, and the like, comprising two frames spaced apart, each of the latter having the shape substantially as an inverted U, each of said frames comprising integrally, a radially outwardly a curved top portion, or tread, andan-inner ver tically disposed rib adapted to reinforce said tread portion; resilient means connecting the upper portions of said frames, a rubber material surrounding the said tire to a wheel.

2. A tire for automobiles, airplanes,V and the like, comprising two radially outwardly flaring latter being curved at the top to ribs adapted to reinforce said tread-portions 'and integralwith the latter, a flexible rubber member arranged Von top` of said tread-portions and having its end portions integrally secured to the latter, a rubber 'material surrounding said side walls vand being in loose side walls, the

contact with the flexible rubber member on top of the curved tread-portions.

3. A tire of the class described, comprising two radially outwardly flaring side walls spaced apart, the latter being curved at the top to form tread support crowns, ribs vertically disposed for rearing side wall,

Vflexible member on top iniorcing said tread crowns and'being integral with the latter,y a exible rubber member arranged on top of said tread crowns and having its marginal vsides integrated with the latter, a vulcanized rubber material surrounding said side walls and being in loose contact with the of the tread crowns.

Y V- 4. A tire for automobiles, airplanes, and the like, comprising two spring members spaced apart, each of vthe latter having the form substantially as an inverted U, said spring members latter, and Vmeansfor securing having radially outwardly aring side portions and curved' top portions, inner elongated iianges integral with said spring members and being vertically disposed, and a, coiled spring connecting said anges; arubber tread integral with the top and sides of the spring members, and bottom members adapted to receive the latter, and means for securing the bottom members vand said spring members to a wheel.

CHRISTOFFER HANNEVIG. 

